Recording: 2nd track on the "Smells Like Teen Spirit" CD single.

Also known
as "Smells Like a Teenage Single". Previously unreleased.
Tab:
1.0 by Peter Jay Salzman psalzman@stars.sfsu.edu
Beat:
Allegro, about 144 bpm.
Sound:
Not Cobain's standard sound, which is why this tune is interesting.
Very distorted with the mids turned up super duper (ie 10) and
lows turned up also. A very muddy distortion with lots of
harmonics giving it an almost pipe organ sound. A very Marshall
sound, but in the OPPOSITE sense of Hendrix who had the treble
turned high.

Intro: Feedback on 12 fret, 1st string (high E).

The following riff is the vamp and verse. For those who want to do it
just like the recording, vamp the 2 measures 2 times, then drums enter
on the third time. Vocals enter on the fifth repeat.

C
G
G#
G
C
G
G#
G
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---5--------------->>s>>--->>s>>---|---5--------------->>s>>--->>s>>--.|
|---5-----------5---5---6---6---3---|---5-----------5---5---6---6---3--.|
|---3-----------5---5---6---6---5---|---3-----------5---5---6---6---5---|
+---------------3---3---4---4---5---|---------------3---3---4---4---5---+
^
^
^
^
^
^
^
^
1
2
3
4
1
2
3
4

On the 5th repeat of the above riff, continue the riff and start vocals
as shown:
1
2
3
4
C
G
G#
G
-----------------------------------------Ev en in his
youth.
Ev en in his
youth.
Ev en in his
youth
he was
noth ing.
Kept his bo dy
clean.
Kept his bo dy
clean.
Kept his bo dy
clean
going
no where.
Da dy was a
shamed.
Da dy was a
shamed.
Da dy was a
shamed
he was
some thing.
Strippedhimof his
name.
Strippedhimof his
name.
Familynamewassomething.
Chorus: all power chords. repeat 1st measure 4 times. after playing
the 2nd measure (the B) go back to start of the song. go through the

whole thing twice.

E
C
G
D
B
+-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------+
|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-----------5---------------7------.|----------------------------------------|
|---2-------5-------5-------7------.|---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9------|
|---2-------3-------5-------5-------|---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9------|
+---0---------------3---------------|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------+
^
^
^
^
^
^
^
^
1
2
3
4
1
2
3
4
chorus (1st time around):
1st line is truly incomprehensible.
I've got nothing left to prove
If I die far away
Hope I don't come back again.

After the chorus is

The song fades from
his youth even in
gracefully (I'm not

chorus (2nd time around):

1st line incomprehensible
I've got nothing left to prove
If I die far away
Hope I don't come back the same.

done the 2nd time, go back and play the verse part.
here while Kurt just sang "even his youth even in
his youth even in his youth". If you can't fade
good at it myself), chop it off at the C.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------This is my 1st tab. I'm just trying to put back into the net a little bit of
what I take. I have 4 urgent requests from everyone: 1) If there are any
corrections in the song or lyrics PLEASE write to me and I'll correct it and
rerelease the tab. 2) If anyone can even guess at the 1st line in the chorus,
please let me know. 3) I'm not objective enough to know if I did a good job.
If there's anything I can do to make this more usable, let me know. (ie should
I just write out the verse instead of partitioning by chord? Should I write
out the whole tab instead of taking short cuts like "repeat 4 times"). No
suggestion is too trivial to be seriously considered. 4) What Kurt did was
fucked and he's a fucker for doing it, but he brought a lot of good music in
the world and deserves to be loved for it. I can be reached at:
psalzman@stars.sfsu.edu psalzman@vax1.sfsu.edu 415 661-4402 2129 17th ave
SF CA 94116-1855 peace
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From: PowerChild@aol.com
nirvana
EVEN in HIS YOUTH
Trans. by Mike West (PowerChild@AOL.com)
Here is the tab for Even in His Youth by Nirvana off the Smells Like Teen
Spirit Single. Have fun!

Verse
Chorus
End of Chorus
E/---------------------/------------------/------------------------------/
A/---------------------/------------------/------------------------------/
D/-7-7---3-3-3-----/-----7-7---------/------------------------------/
G/-7-7-0-3-3-3-0-/-4-4-7-7-7-7-9-9-/-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-/
B/-5-5-0-1-1-1-0-/-4-4-5-5-7-7-7-7-/-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-/
E/-------0---------0-/-2-2------5-5-0-0-/-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-/
E/-------------------------------------------/
A/-------------------------------------------/
D/----------------------------8-7-5--------/
G/-----------5-7-7-7-5-7---------7-5---/
B/-3-5-5-7--------------------------------/
E/-------------------------------------------/
I didn't but down the beat to play it at, but that should be easy to figure out.
Verse-22 times
Chorus-4 times
End of Chorus-1 time
Verse-16 times
Chorus-4 times
End of Chorus-1 time
Solo-6 times
Chorus-4 times
End of Chorus-1 time
Verse-16 times
Then it ends with the first chord in the song.
I know most Nirvana song in tab so if you have any you want E-Mail me.
From: Steve22067@aol.com
Date: Fri, 4 Aug 1995 16:52:50 -0400
Subject: Even.In.His.Youth. SOLO (NIRVANA)
I noticed the solo posted for "Even in his youth" was wrong...so here is a
more correct one:
Solo to:Even In His Youth
by: Kurt Cobain
transcribed by:steve22067@aol.com
1st part..play 7 times then play 2nd part once
e--------------||
B--------------||
G-----------------------------5-3----||
D---------3-5-5-3-5sb-3-5sb-------5-3---||
A-3-3-5---------------------------------5-||
E--------------||
(sb=slightly bend note)
2nd part ( im not sure about this part)
e--------------||
B--------------||
G----------------------------3-/-6-6--||
D---------3-5-5-3-5-3-5---||
A-3-3-5------||
E--------------||

(/=slide up)
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